A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, VirginiaArlington Co., Va. County Manager
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A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington Co., Va. County Manager
Arlington County (Va.) -- Boundaries
property and reservoir; thence southwardly with the west line of
Alexandria Water Company's property to the north side of the Little
River Turnpike; thence across the Little River Turnpike and with
the east side of Robert's Lane and continuing with the east side of
Robert's Lane extended to the mid-channel of Hunting Creek; thence
downstream with the meandering of the mid-channel of Hunting Creek
to the Potomac River, thence up the Potomac River to Jones Point
and thence with the west side of the Potomac River to the point of
beginning, the northeast corner of the present boundary of the City
of Alexandria."
_Annexation of 1929_
Text of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeals setting the area to
be annexed by Alexandria as of December 31, 1929:
"Beginning at the intersection of the north corporate limits of
Alexandria Virginia with the west shore of the Potomac River,
thence extending N. 80 deg. 39' W. along said north boundary line to
the northwest corner of the corporate limits as the same was
established prior to the year 1915; thence with the line as
established March 22, 1915, and continuing said north corporate
line N. 80 deg. 39' W., 4,353.86 feet to a set stone at the corner on
the north side of the Braddock Road within the subdivision of
Northwest Alexandria; thence S. 30 deg. 11' W., 1,892.20 feet to the
intersection with the line separating Fairfax and Arlington
Counties; thence with the line of said two counties N. 45 deg. 02' 50"
W., 6,434.88 feet to a point in the center line of the Braddock
Road (having passed over an original milestone in said county line
at 3,244.70 feet); thence following along the center line of said
Braddock Road, S. 84 deg. 22' 30" E., 264.20 feet to a point where said
Braddock Road is intersected by the southwardly projection of the
Seminary Road: thence departing from said Braddock Road and
following along the center line of said Seminary Road the following
courses: N. 5 deg. 02' 30" E. 811.50 feet, N. 22 deg. 46' 30" E. 611.05
feet, N. 1 deg. 23' W., 1,551.40 feet, N. 20 deg. 03' E. 319.13 feet, N.
19 deg. 48' E. 385.49 feet, N. 37 deg. 45' W. 183.32 feet, N. 2 deg. 57' E.
140.89 feet, N. 28 deg. 00' E. 165.41 feet, N. 5 deg. 59' E., 145.83 feet
N. 13 deg. 47' W. 436.37 feet, N. 9 deg. 02' W. 1,447.08 feet, and N. 2 deg.
10' 30" E. 274.90 feet to the point where said center line of said
Seminary Road intersects the south right-of-way line of the
Washington and Old Dominion Railway; thence with said south
right-of-way line S. 77 deg. 39' 30" E., 1885.80 more or less, to the
center line of the channel of Four Mile Run; thence down the
mid-channel line of said Four Mile Run following the meanderings
thereof as the same passes under the Washington Virginia Railway
(now the Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Washington Railway) the
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